Japan minister apologizes after report of drunken, naked blunder
A Cabinet minister apologized Tuesday for "causing trouble" after a weekly magazine reported that in 2007 he walked through a dormitory building for Diet members while drunk and naked, and rang the doorbell of a fellow lawmaker's room. "I'm aware of the article. I humbly ...
LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita faces backlash after describing LGBT people as 'unproductive'
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has drawn a fierce backlash after labeling the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community "unproductive" in terms of childbirth, and warning that a society that accepts same-sex relationships risks "increasing unhappy people." Junior lawmaker Mio Sugita is facing ...
Japanese lawmaker's paternity leave clashes with men-stay-at-work mindset
Kensuke Miyazaki planned to take a few weeks off work after his wife gave birth to their first child. Some of his colleagues and superiors are unhappy. It is a familiar standoff in workplaces across Japan, but this time it is playing out in the ...
Seoul lawmaker petitions UNESCO over Japan's World Heritage bid
The head of the South Korean National Assembly's foreign affairs committee has sent letters to UNESCO panel members expressing opposition to Japan's bid to register a group of 23 industrial sites for World Heritage status, a source close to the parliamentarian said Wednesday. Na Kyung-won, ...
At least 17 lawmakers received questionable tax breaks between 2009 and 2011 by moving donations they made to local chapters of their political parties to fund management groups, it was learned Sunday. Politicians are unable to receive income tax breaks if they donate money directly ...
